Starbucks on target to open in September

August 22, 2008|By Elissa Dickey, edickey@aberdeennews.com

Aberdeen's first Starbucks, going into the remodeled Target, is tentatively set to open Sept. 15, a Target official said Friday. Construction is basically completed except for a few aesthetic features, said Shawn Hoellein, senior executive team leader-remodel. The store usually allows a minimum of two weeks for Starbucks training, Hoellein said, which is why the date is tentative. Starbucks, which replaces Target's Food Avenue just inside the store entrance, will not be a separate entity, he said; Target team members will work at the coffee shop. The rest of the remodeling at Target, 3316 Seventh Ave. S.E., should be finished mid-October, Hoellein said. For the entire story, read Saturday's American News.